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Free Officers' coup
‘Egyptian Revolution; Revolutionary Command Council (RCC) established by Free Officers/Nasser; limited land redistribution scheme started -
Egypt proclaimed a republic
All political parties banned. Nasser calls for ‘national Union’ to heal the divisive nature of parliamentary politics! Liberation Rally created. -
. Nasser forced General Naguib to resign and Nasser becomes president
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Muslim Brotherhood assassination attempt on Nasser fails. Nasser clamps down on Muslim brotherhood
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Czech arms deal signed
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IDF attack on Egyptian held Gaza
Baghdad Pact (only Turkey, Iran and Iraq joined); Nasser joined first non-aligned conference -
USA and GB cancel Aswan dam loans. Nasser nationalises the Suez Canal
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Suez Crisis and war
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Nasser recognises communist China
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Treaty of Arab Solidarity signed
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IDF withdrew from Sinai Peninsula
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United Arab Republic established
The United Arab Republic was a sovereign state in the Middle East from 1958 until 1961. It was initially a short-lived political union between Egypt (including the governance of Gaza) and Syria from 1958 until Syria seceded from the union following the 1961 Syrian coup d'état. -
Iraqi army/Ba’athists overthrew Iraqi monarchy – with Nasser’s help – declaring itself a republic
with Nasser’s help – declaring itself a republic -
Nasser starts first 5 Year Plan
US presidential election – JFK wins. -
Socialist Laws introduced & ‘July Decrees’ introduced
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Syrian army coup leads to ending of UAR with Egypt.
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JFK assassinated
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Arab League Conference held
established PLO (Palestine Liberation Organisation) to represent the Palestinian people in their struggle for the ‘liberation of Palestine’ (i.e. Israel!) -
First raid by Yasser Arafat’s Fatah (Palestinian militant nationalist group) into Israel
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New, radical and aggressive government comes to power in Syria
demanded ‘revolutionary struggle’ against Israel + stepped up support for PLO/Yasser Arafat -
Nasser signs defence pact with Syria
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raised tensions on Syrian-Israeli border
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Egypt moved 100,000 troops into Sinai desert & closed Straits of Tiran & Egypt signed a defence pact with Jordan
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new, more aggressive Israeli government formed
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Start of the 6 day war
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Arab League Conference held in Khartoum
the ‘Three Nos’ (no to peace with Israel, no recognition of Israel and no negotiation with Israel) -
UN Resolution 242 passed
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height of Vietnam war for USA
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Period: to
War of Attrition. Fighting across the Suez Canal.
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Nasser dies :(
Arab nationalism/Pan-Arabism seen to have failed and lost its appeal as a unifying force for all Arabs; Vacuum left by Arab nationalisms decline would be filled by radical, or Political Islam in late 1970s/early 1980s…